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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-13
INDIANAPOLIS ENTERPRISES.
The Cooperative Idea Meeting with Fair
success-A Newspaper Hun that Way.

| Tho Cooperative Idea Meeting with Fair
| success-A Newspaper Hun that Way.
! INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 9.-There have been
numbers Of attempts at cooperation in busi-
ness enterprises made by workingmen In this
| city during the past ten years. of which some
| have been successful and others partial or en-
| tire failures. The most successful OF these
| ventures is known as THE Cabinetmaker's
Union" The enterprise originated from q
strike in q large furniture mandatory. The
strikers demanded more wages than they
were receiving and the proprietors re-
fused any advance. Nineteen OF the en-
ployeos established THE Cabinetmakers'
Union" They had only about 500 apiece
some not that much, but they borrowed
more. and started with capital OF $1,000. The
machinery was bought largely on credit.
ground leased, and a plain but substantial
building erected. 1t was uphill work for the
first few years. Economy, good business man.
finally, and to-day the members Of this union
are all in easy circnmstanees-some being
worth as much as $4,000 and none less than
operative business here. There have been
Others less striking Fuel Fuel and Supply Com
operative plan about one year ago. The COM
pany, also handle lumber and building ma
terials. This enterprise has fair success.
An overall mandatory was started by
women year or moro ago, and for long timo
was very successful, but lately It has been
meeting with some reverses. 1t Is not. how
ever, regarded as II failure, and |. is now said
that new capital and energy will soon give it
About eight years ago the Indianapolis Jour
nal declared are against the TyPograRhicai Unton
cases and. were succeeded by, non-unionists.
The unionsts established a daily paper: and at
st shS sas quite w but
printers. however. blamed the failure upon bad
ma an, 4, ,r a++omnt 10 haino r,odo ho.o
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ONLY TALKED or IN BANGOR.
hut There Arc Successful Grange Stores
All Through Maine.

BANGOR, Nov. 9.-The only attempt ever
made in this vicinity at cooperative business
was when. early In 1886. an effort was made to
establish a trunk factory on that plan. In
April OF that year some Of tho men employed
in the mandatory OF ]. F. Parkhurst de-
manded raise Of 20 per cent. In their wages.
and the result was a lockout.
The attempt fell through, because of reso-
luton not to sell any stock outside of the
Knights, and the Knights could not raise the
necessary capital The requisite sum could
easily have been secured outside the order.
Tho cooperative principle is applied In tho
grange stores all over this section. and It
works finely tho country people paying no
Profit on their groceries and general merchan-
disc above the cost Of handling the goods.
Bangor Is u city sngularly free from labor
troubles, strikes being almost unknown here.
This Is partly duo 10 tho fact that tho indus
tries AFRO OF such varied nature no ono busl.
moss predOmtnating, as in Lawrence or Lynn,
but more TO the favorable conditions under
which the working classes live here. rents and
provisions being low, while the wage rate ID
generally satisfactory, The knights OF Labor
Assembly. with its three hundred or more
members. its two thriving, brapchee, and The
printers and moulders' unions have little to q
except 70 hold meetings and collect dQeA.
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IN WoRCEsrER AND VICINITY.
Cooperation has Succeeded only In Exeep
tIonni Cases.

WORCESTER, Nov. 9.-Less than ten years
ago cooperative associations OF Patrons OF
Husbandry or Changers increased rapidly In
this vicinity. the city having four and many OF
the county towns one each. To-day not one is
left. Their object was to save to Its members
middlemen's profits on potatoes, coal. flour.
and like ordinary commodities. Less than
two years demonstrated that the scheme
wouldn't work. What was saved that would
have gone to middlemen was more than eaten
up In salaries and officers expenses. for mon
with ability to enter into competition with the
shrewd marSetmen. refused to work for
nothing, and poor men were found dear ut
any price. Carrying and handling charges
were heavier than were paid by regular deal
eers and for poor goods or losses In transporta:
70 stand the loss. Tnen there WereStroubles
wanted the best
In Athol practical furniture makers COM
binsd to nAnntAeture furniture Of q cheap
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arade. and did fairly nslinntil had hills eans.a

grade. and did fairly well until bad bills caused
ss binsa S S Ia e. o &c cs
monst the vas The nsnTnc
during the labor trouble Of SiG year ago. But 90.
crd Very so ssps ana me
onpe,rbspGs In buying Z, and ceiling In few
rnshes case WbeTe
has been successful for two yoars. Mon famiil
lar with the details of making shoes combined
orgy and Judgment were put In charge. and the
work has gone along harmoniously and proflt-
Knights Of Labor were raSnne with WITH the Ge'a hood
de snd IN to Pc benefited p
tiles. have not been troubled By strikes, until
now fifty men find employment In the factory.
the sussess OF 81 The anaertatias When ahoa
there wse 9n
conflicting interests could not be harmonized.
ns II sessSe o @oee thsn repar sso
Where ME three or four men only ere emplSyed.
2 dozen Interested could do But the accounts
taken III and died. the others could not assume M
his share, and were UNABLE to fill his place: so
she business was woHnd and the plant sold
Il was a popular thing half century ago to
s State m%eHm nnS being sold at given
The members Could have their goods at It'll:
that P n e ETY. I. edRy
membership feature is a thing Of the past. Il
Directors, who are in absolute control. 1t has
prospered In the hands OF one Of the best men
is worth nearly twice the original par value.
and dividends are regularly declared. The
other institutions of the sort failed for various
ed upon such a close division OF the profits that
when losses came there was noway OF meeting
them without assessments, which could not be
moro because salaried officer did not havd
that interest which stimulated Thorn to the Of
Tort necessary Tor successful competition With
business; still others because there was lack
Of harmony, and others because tho outside
of
operative stores has averaged more than one q
year from the same causes and incompetenoy
cess in this latter line, one store having paid
regular dividends OF six per cent. on the CAPT.
tai six per cont. on the trade OF members, and
sides "a. regular addition to the reserve fund.
1t is a case Of one: man power, and that man q
conscientious manager. There Is
store, established during the late strike. which
+ Is but one case
retail stores the Per cent. Of success is not 81
buying and selling. without the assistance Of
attracted imitatorS.
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he company dropped out Of II, until to-day but
'ne or two remain. and their Interest In the

the company dropped out Of Il, until to-day but
one or two remain. and their interest In the
company .is insiRnif1cant.
j. A. Mooney, deputy collector OF internal
revenue In this city. and q Veteran mouldor
and knight OF Labor, says: The scheme was
concerned. The company Is now q Joint stock
one and former Manager Baldwin owns the
bulk Of the stock. The history OF tho Glove
land Cooperation Stove Company similar to
that q kindred organizations which lived 1T
tor. I.attribute the failures to lack Of exeou-
tive ability and business tact on the part Of
the WORKMAN. whose training has boon Of an
entirely different ORDER"
In 1879 tho Mnchinlsts' Union started the Co.
operative Machine Works. The mnchinists
snake into their BOSOM SO they ran into debt
until thcy were swaniped In eighteen months,
30 thorough was this failure that many OF
Obliged even to this day to stay away from
cleveland for fear that their wages would be
Machine Works.
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Successful There for Twenty Years PasA
and Productive Of Low Prices.

Successful Thero Tor Twenty Years Fa6ep
and Productive OF Low Prices.
FALL RIVER, Nov. 9.-Some twenty year,
ago the Fall Rivor Workingmans' Cooperative
Association was started by a few members for
self-beneflt. Its object was to encourage the
members to cultivate habits that would be
both frugal and businesslike. The members
elected officers, and the management was put
in their hands. A store was started and the
members bought their supplies there. The
object was not to get their supplies at cost
price. but rather to purchase ct regular prices
and then share In the profits The scheme was
a success from the start. and in q few years az
high as from IA to 18 Der cent on purchases
and 10 per cent. on the capital OF $4,000 were
divided. After some years the financial
srash here deprecated property. and the
dividends decreased. Then cooperative
trading storos wore started. which
supplied members with supplies at
COST plus per cent. to cover expenses. and
these drew away members. As time went on.
large grocery stores were established here
which sold goods at as low figure as the CO.
operative firms could. and all combined against
the first association. At present the associa-
ton owns property that is taxed for $4,000,
and is worth more. and It probably could be
sold out and pay 100 cents on the dollar.
Treasurer Biltcli1e gave 1t as hia opinion that
the scheme could prosper anywhere II mem.
bers would stick anddo the business according
to business principles. The Treasurer said
that the money he had invested In tho asso.
citation had paid him much greater return
than though he had banked 1t or invested 10
in ordinary ways.
Cooperation has been the means Of reduce
ing prices at the groceries and stores here.
During recent years there have been "COPPER"
alive banks started In this city with q large
membership. and the profits have been larger
than in savings banks. Many have been able
to secure loans at favorable figures. and thus
many homes have been built here that would
not have been started by any other means.
There ;i Is burial r society here that cDndnSts
members get the benefit Of low purchases and
this way. many poor families are enabled to
bury their dead In fashion that they could not
AFFORD had they to pay customary expenses
The cooperative idea is popular here. Some
who have now quite q competency got their
ton. Cooperation here has certainly been Of
advantage to many, though 1t has had it's set
backs. Within three years an association was
started here that resulted In a failure.
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THE COOPERATIVE IDEA.
A RECORD OF ITS VERY FEW sUCCEssEs
AND VERY MANY FAIJUREs
Nv THIS COUNTRY.

Sew Vera Nss Many and Hreekiyn Few
Csnssrussn ssseessfsl Operate u-In New.
ash they saeeeea when they Drop the Cs-
operative Teature-Trsntsn shows Most
~ Fsiiures-Aibnny and Buffalo Give
Some Eneeuraeensnt-C1eveIan Not y
Coed Place for the idea, hut Il Thrives IN
Miiwsukee-It HAS Bad Name In Fits
burxh-Carried Out in tho Newspaper
Business In Indisua polls and New Orleans
-eeersis Knsws It Only Through Gran.
eers-Fali River has Found It Very Coed
Indeed, but IL Does Net FIsurish Else-
whore In New England Towns and Cities
For tho purpose Of showing the progress
thus far made In tho introduction OF the CO.
operative idea into mercantile and Industrial
business In this country. The Sun has mado
Inquiries through Its correspondents In repre-
sentative cities In every section OF the country
east Of the Mississippi The result OF these In
uuiries. as printed here. will make entertain
Ing and instructive reading equally for those
who are Interested in theoretical social econo-
my and in the practical question OF improv-
ing the condition Of workingmen and women.
Increasing agitation Of the labor question
has brought the cooperative idea moro and
moro into prominence rs practical question;
DuL Wull6 tn6 lu6b itooli 10 NV uOWs duu
sporadic attempts to put 1t into practice have
been made frequently in the past thirty years
the attempt to push It into general acceptance
Is comparatively new. The result Of THE Suns
Inquiries seems to show that 1t is too new for
any verdict to be rendered as to its success.
Taken altogether. the proportion Of success
to failures is very small indeed; yet reports
from many localities indicate that. when man
aged on business principles md supported
heartily by those interested. cooperative enter
prises are not only successful in themselves.
but also beneflcent to the communities In
which they exist. Fall River seems to be q
notable instance Of this.
most interesting feature Of the reports is
the number and variety OF the Unforeseen diff
culties that have cropped out to obstruct or
prevent the success Of cooperation. They fur
nish food for much consideration by the advo-
Gates Of the cooperative idea as n social salve.
Taken by regions the cooperative idea seems
to have its strongest foothold In the vicinity Of
New York and in the West. while in the South
It's prospects,, wherever it is being tried, are
promising. In New England failure seems to
be the rule, with q few striking exceptions.
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A BOSTON TIEW.
Few Successful Cooperative sehe mes In
New England.

BosToN, Nov. 9.-No attempt to conduct
n mercantile enterprise on the cooperative
plan ever succeeded In this part of New Eng
land within the knowledge OF the best authori-
ties on labor subjects. The largest experiment
in this line failed about So years ago. Indus
trial cooperation has proved successful In SOW
eral instances, the lines OF manufacturing be-
ing confined to boot and shoe making and
foundry work. Profit sharing experiments are
being tried in two or three large establish
ments notably the Boston Herald Office and at
The industrial enterprises which have sue
ceeded on the cooperative plan are three or four
shoe factories ao Stoneham. Mass, one at
set, and Kingston. Many other such expert
ments have failed,
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night to THE Sun correspondent that the
paper was successful, and its future assured.
retail grocory established In the upper part
said to DO meeting with success. II has been
In operation for nearly two years.
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SOME BR0OhLYN SCHEMES.
How Fifteen Families saved T~enty-thres
Per Cent. on Groceries for Six Montbs.

Sun reporter last summer visited In the
city OF Edinburgh woman who was wildly
enthusiastic over cooperative stores. Have
You any cooperative stores in BROOKLYN" WAS
one OF the first questions the woman asked
when the conversation driited in that direc-
ton. Then she went to a bureau drawer and
urew from IL a bag OF small brass disks which
assembled tho English sovereign moro than
See here. she said. a. have enough of these
n aIsS Dis 81 brAss 20 make sure Il my rent
cooperative shop Tor . certain amount Of
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23

THE river is rather low for this sea-
son Of the year, but there is plenty of
water for all the boats to carry full
loads.
On account Of the dry weather, there
has been but little tobacco received
from river points during the week.
The GAINESVILLE having completed
her repairs has re-entered the Paducah
trade and the Nashville has gone to
Evansville.
The steamer Rhea will pass up this
evening for Nashville with excursionists
to the Races. She has new Caleope
aboard and Jim FARRELL is the musician
that works it.
Capt. Collishaw reports the Gracey
as being warmly welcomed in her old
trade and hopes to bring much Of the
business to GAINESVILLE that has been
diverted since her withdrawal.
The Sam Jones and Nashville in the
Evansville and Nashville trade, and the
GAINESVILLE and Hillman in the Paducah
trade keep things hot and people along
the river have tc hide their freight tC
keep it from being taken before it i,
rnaAv fa- sh ;nr1ors.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23

Maxey Terrell, who was caught in
the Indian Territory and brought to
Dover, Tenn, several weeks ago for the
murder Of William Russell, in Stewart
county last fall, was brought to this city
by Sheriff Turner of Dover last Satur-
day and confined in the Montgomery
county Jail for safekeeping. He is
quite young, only 81 years of age, and
will weigh about $50 pounds. He was
captured at the house Of an old Indian
for whom he was working. He was
asleep when the officer put his hand on
him and told him to get up and dress.
He says the officer drew no weapon,
but treated him very kindly, Terrell
has very bright game" looking black
eyes and q rather pleasant fa"o.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23
A GREAT STORY
SHE.
y BY Fl. RIDER HAGGARD.
Author c5"KING SOLOMONSM MINES,
JESS" Etc.

IA strange and wonderfully fascinating
story. The critics think that this young
writer, HaggaTd, who has bounded into sud-
den and extraordinary prominence, is des-
tined to rank as the great novelist OF our
time. II not oftne century.
We will begin the publication OF this re-
marlsabla story In the CHRONICLE OF next
waek, AiEil Both. The sensation created by
fhXstory has attracted great attention among
the reading public, and subscribers to the
CHRONICLE can now enjoy 1t without extra
charge.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23

DR.. I. III. VARIABLE lost house in
Palmyra by fire one night last week.
1t was occupied by Mr.. Robinson who
lost all his household goods and stock
of groceries. He is suffering with con-
sumption and his heighbors would do
a good work by giving him the means
to start in business again. The house
was insured for $500.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23

We request our exchanges to note
and publish the condition of the wheat
and the acreage sown in their counties.
We find the wheat good in this county
and in the southern part of Todd,
Logan and Christian counties, in
Kentucky, though until the rain on
Sunday night, 18th instant the crop was
suffering from the drouth.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23

WEDNESDAY evening we saw the first
new transfer dray manufactured by
the firm OF Joe FARRELL and Charley
Award in this city for Capt. F. p.
Gracey. 1t is built to carry two hogs
heads of tobacco, and the workmanship
is of the best order. None but skilled
mechanics can make such work and
most persons who see this style OF drays
suppose that they were manufactured
in some one of the northern cities.
Joe FARRELL went into this shop twelve
years ago as an entered apprentice; he
is now master workman and one o.
the proprietors of the shop. The firm
deserves success.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23

The sympathy of every true friend
OF freedom and justice Is now excited
in favor of Ireland and its noble defen-
ders. Parnell is acting nobly, and histo-
ny furnishes no grander example oil
greatness and magnanimity than is be-
ing displayed by "the grand old man, y
Gladstone.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23

On Friday, the 10Th instant, two ne
gro boys named White and Brame rob-
bed the safe OF Jackson & 'Gossett in
daylight at Herndon On the l. A. & /.
railroad. They stole $2l7 in bank
checks and $50 in silver coins and green
backs. They are now in Jail in Hop
kinsyille.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23

MARRIED at the residence of Mr.. T.
N. Randle near Hampton Station, on
Wednesday evening the 10th instant,
by Rev. Mr.. Moore, pastor of Oakland
church, Mr.. Boone Killebrew and Miss
Lucy Boyer, of Olmstead, KY. The
bride is sister of Mrs. Randle, and Mr..
Killebrew is young and enterprising
farmer of this county. The CHRONICLE
offers congratulations.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23

THE negro, Fleece Johnson, who killed
Andy Beasley near Hsdensville about
two months ago gave himself up last
week to constable r. B. Smith who
carried him to the Elkton Jail. He
says that he did the killing in self de.
fence and that he only ran away to
keep from staying so long in Jail before
kthe time of court 1t is thought he will
be acquitted.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23

CHANCELLOR George L. Seay has been
holding courtin this city since Monday
Hailing from the same county as the
editor of this paper he paid us social
call. We are glad to know that he is
discharging the duties of his position
with credit to himself and TO the general
satisfaction OF the people.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23

IT was wicked joke they played on
one Of our Guthrie friends on the 1st
Of April at his boarding house. He
ate a quarter-seclion OF wheat.bran pie
with molasses on it and afterwards re-
marked that he had never eaten any
thing before that had such a peculiar
taste.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23

THE town Of Corydon, KY, on the
10th, was almost destroyed by fire.
Fifteen houses in the business portion
were reduced to ashes, leaving only two
standing. The loss is estimated at
$40 600
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23

THE papers report that Senator Beck
is urging upon the President the me-
cessity OF calling a special session Of
Congress as early as September. He
believes that with the revenues coming
in there will be serious contraction Of
the currency, unless Congress takes
measures to prevent it; or unless bonds
are bought at high premium. The
President has told the Secretary that he
does not think an extra session nee.
essary.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23

Hon. GEORGE BANCROFT who was a
member OF the cabinet of President
James K. Polk, spent several days this
week in Nashville. He was the guest
of Mrs, Polk, and the citizens showed
him attentions indicating their high
esteem. He visited the State Normal
College and other institutions and spent
an evening at Zealand, the home of
Mrs. Oyerton Lea, in the country near
Nashville, where Gen. Hood made his
headquarters during the battle. The
venerable historian gratefully apprecia-
ted the hospitality of his Tennessee
friends.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23

THE protracted meeting has been in
progress for two weeks in the Metho-
dist church in this city of which Rev.
w. r. PEBBLES is pastor. DIR. Fitz-
gerald preached several sermons last
week, the pastor has been ably assisted
by Rev. W. A. Steele, Of Louisville,
whose discourses have been listened to
by unusually large and attentive au-
dlences. His sermon Wednesday
night from the 9th chapter and the 9th
verse Of Matthew was replete with a
reasoning and illustration and was deep.
ly impressive.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23

MEssRs. Bloch Bros, e. Click, Bow
ling Bros, and Lockert & Reynolds
have commenced the building Of new
stores where the old ones were burned
on franklin street. Capt.J. j. Crus-
man is rebuilding his warehouse, and
ID. Kincannon has his nearly finished.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23

LUNDI CLUB will meet at Mrs. Col.
Wallace's Monday April, 25th 1887.
Subject-Scotland. Music-Misses A.
and K. Wilson, Yancey, Tyler, Faxon,
Mrs. West and Mr.. Macrae. Pol
itics-Mr. Dowd, History-Mr. I. D.
Daniel, Prose-Mr. Wenzenberger
Selechons-Mr. Dawson and VIM
Lupton, Poetry-Mrs. K. Kimbrough
Religion-Mr. H. B. Price.
w. b. LUPToN, Sec.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23
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There is but one road to success and
l have found it and consequently sell
cheap for cash except to orphans and
old bachelors to these l extend an un-
limited time, write for particulars.
@. Cro Uvxnrrr~s.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23

IT is reported that Capt. Cobb and
has party found valuable Nitre caves
on the line of their Cumberland Valley
road